Recently at church the Pastor showed this You Tube video about how Everything is Amazing and No-body’s Happy!  It is a clip from a late night talk show and I just laughed so hard it was so true!  He talks about how the current generation just doesn’t get how awesome the technology is and how far and how much the world has actually changed in the last 100 years……they have no concept!  They live in a “what’s in it for me?’ kind of mentality and have no appreciation for how much life has changed.  They want it all right now and if it takes an extra 30 seconds they are moaning and groaning about it.

We talk a lot about how technology has changed kids relationships with their friends and how they stress if they text someone and they don’t get an immediate response back. Back in the day we, like the guy in the video had a rotary phone and our friends maybe called or not….and if they did you had to respect the rules of using the phone at your house. I wasn’t allowed to just chat for hours…..you had to have a purpose for calling or being called and that was just how it was.

It’s a shame we can’t enjoy all the perks and be happy in how amazing everything is…..instead we just get more and more impatient and appreciate things less!  In fact, while amazing……I think  some technology takes our time rather than saving it.  We, like our parents before us (they probably thought we just didn’t get it either!!),  I guess are a little saddened that the generation of today missed out on all the pre-technology things in life…..radio shows, silent movies, black and white TV, 8 track tapes, vinyl albums, rotary phones (with no answering machine!), cooking the traditional way, in an oven or on the stove instead of a microwave are a few things I can think of…. This generation lacks a point of reference on how much things have changed.

Our economy is in crisis and maybe like this chap says, it’s time to get back to a simpler way of life.  We may in the end not have a choice.

Check out this video, it really made some good points I think……and it is really funny!

So, let me know what you think? Do you agree? or not?

Cheers!
Enjoy the day!
Grace

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